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Dr. Mattie McGlothen Library / Museum
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1 "The law of truth was in his mouth and iniquity was not found In his mouth." Mai 2 6 "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." John 8 32
VOLUME XXII, NO. IV
C.O.G.I.C. HEADQUARTERS, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
APRIL, 1989
Quadrennial Inaugural—High and Holy
All the pomp and high splendor of an inaugural
activity were evident this past April 3, 1989. The
service of inauguration and installation was conducted at Pentecostal Temple Institutional Church
Of God In Christ. There assembled were all the
duly elected and appointed officials of the Church,
to receive a proper installation and empowerment
for the next four years. All were there except one:
Bishop J. 0. Patterson, Sr, presiding officer of the
entire church. This would have been his sixth installation since his first election in 1968.
Bishop Patterson was hospitalized and eventually underwent surgery By the help of the Lord,
prayers of the saints and skill of the doctors, the
surgery was successfully done. Subsequent to the
surgery, the Bishop is resting and improving daily.
Being installed to the General Board were Bishop
Louis Henry Ford, six term, Bishop Chandler David
Owens, fourth term, Bishop John Dale Husband,
sixth term, Bishop Cleveland Landis Anderson, Jr.,
fifth term, Bishop Ozro Thurston Jones, Jr., third
term, Bishop James Neaul Haynes, second term,
Bishop Phillip Aquilla Brooks, II, second term.
Bishop Samuel Lee Green, Jr. second term, Bishop
Charles Edward Blake, first term, Bishop Levi
Edward Willis, Sr., first term, and Bishop Roy
Lawrence Hailey Winbush, first term. Among the
general officers, the following people were installed: Bishop German Reed Ross was installed as
General Secretary for a fifth term, while Bishop
Dr. Frank Ellis
The April Call Meeting conducted its usual
business but featured an election to fill the chairmanship vacated by Bishop Levi Willis Bishop
Willis, a newly elected General Board member
served the General Assembly with distinction.
Seeking to fill his shoes were two viable and worthy candidates, Dr. Frank Ellis of Baltimore, Maryland and Dr. Samuel Nesbitt of Jacksonville,
Florida. Both gentlemen offered legitimate credentials to the voting delegation. Both men pastor a
church, have education and a record of long and
distinguished service in the Church.
The assembly received only these two nominations and proceeded to vote. All about Mason Temple were voting stations ready to be used by the
delegates. Before the vote could be taken a brief but
meaningful debate started. The Election Commission promised a smooth and free-flowing process.
Many of the saints remembered the hardship of the
last quadrennial election and did not desire to
repeat that experience. Dr. Charles Jackson and the
Saint Clair Yauncey Burnett was installed as Financial Secretary for a fifth term, and Bishop Theodore
Roosevelt Davis was installed as General Treasurer
for a fourth term.
The following persons were installed to the Board
of Trustees, Elder Cornelius Ellis Anderson,
Mother Victoria Turner Barnes, Elder Marcus Lee
Butler, Elder William Theophilus Cahoon, Mother
St. Carrie Lee Dinwiddle, Elder Dwight Lavon
Green, Elder Thomas Eugene Hammond, Elder
Cornelius J. Jones. Bishop Roger Lee Jones. (Chairman), Deacon Walter Benjamin Jones, Bishop Elton
Allen Lawrence, Mrs. Mildred L Linzy, Bishop
Samuel Leon Lowe, Bishop Elijah Miller, Bishop
Tanner Clarence Perry, Elder Charles Samuel
Tucker, Elder Dwight Eugene Walls, and Bishop
Nathaniel Wyoming Wells.
(continued on page 2)
Ellis Wins Chair
commission convinced the delegates no such
frustration would materialize. All and all the commission's assessment of the situation was correct.
Just about everything went well.
Both candidates made excellent statements to encourage the vote in his own favor. Their were no
significant outward demonstrations, nor the volume
of political literature which usually accompanies
such events. The candidates addressed only issues
and respected one another's principles. With the
speeches and brief debate out of the way, the polls
opened.
It was just after 1:00 a.m. Wed., April 5, 1987
when the results were reported. The newly elected
chairman emerged in the person of Dr, Frank Ellis.
He defeated his worthy and noble opponent, Dr.
Samuel Nesbitt 605 to 474 votes. There were 3
wasted votes bnnging the total votes casted to 1082.
The New Chairman Speaks
The following morning, newly elected chairman,
Frank Ellis, started his tenure with a solid address.
He commented the constitutional function of the
General Assembly is to make laws. He stated all
resolutions should come from the Assembly. He
cautioned that everything the assembly does must
and will express the doctnne of the Church Of God
In Christ. He went on to say that the General
Assembly reviews the budget, meaning it looks
over the budget and all expenditures. Then he asked that all budgets henceforth be submitted the first
day the General Assembly conducts business;
thereby giving his budget review committee an opportunity to study the report.
Another issue he covered was the exclusive right
of the General Assembly to make and approve
financial assessments. He concluded the Assembly
is the final determiner about the budget. He
declared the right of the Assembly to set the assess
ment figures for the women's department. He
pressed for the right to review all work done by
those whom the Assembly created. He reiterated
the equality of the Assembly with the executive
branch, then affirmed that all persons are delegates
with equal station in the General Assembly
The chairman alluded to the time he met Bishop
C. H. Mason and how that event affected his life's
course. In a conversation with the diminutive
founder of this massive Church, the chairman recounted the words of Dad Mason, "Son the Lord's
got his hand on you", said Bishop Mason. This
event was a significant happening, for those words
changed the chairman's life. He further reflected
his initial desire in the General Assembly was to
merely sit. After an assembly he returned home to
teach at Howard University and was approached by
a student who questioned him. The young man had
little to express that was favorable, as he likewise
observed that same General Assembly session. The
chairman made a vow to get involved on a larger
scale. Since that time his commitment has been to
God and the organization as they relate to effective
government.
Finally, the chairman called for the establishment
of a judiciary board. He touched on this constitutionally necessary branch of government and labeled it a priority. For anyone who desires to function
on any boards, committees, any functionaries of the
General Assembly, the chairman welcomes all interested persons. Any communications pertinent to
the Assembly's process should be sent to his newly appointed administrative assistant, Elder Joel
Lyles- Send all requests to:
Elder Joel Lyles
c/o Carter Memorial COGIC
745 W Faxette Street
Baltimore. MD 21201

Dr. Mattie McGlothen Library / Museum
T^g^mggEJg
1 "The law of truth was in his mouth and iniquity was not found In his mouth." Mai 2 6 "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." John 8 32
VOLUME XXII, NO. IV
C.O.G.I.C. HEADQUARTERS, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
APRIL, 1989
Quadrennial Inaugural—High and Holy
All the pomp and high splendor of an inaugural
activity were evident this past April 3, 1989. The
service of inauguration and installation was conducted at Pentecostal Temple Institutional Church
Of God In Christ. There assembled were all the
duly elected and appointed officials of the Church,
to receive a proper installation and empowerment
for the next four years. All were there except one:
Bishop J. 0. Patterson, Sr, presiding officer of the
entire church. This would have been his sixth installation since his first election in 1968.
Bishop Patterson was hospitalized and eventually underwent surgery By the help of the Lord,
prayers of the saints and skill of the doctors, the
surgery was successfully done. Subsequent to the
surgery, the Bishop is resting and improving daily.
Being installed to the General Board were Bishop
Louis Henry Ford, six term, Bishop Chandler David
Owens, fourth term, Bishop John Dale Husband,
sixth term, Bishop Cleveland Landis Anderson, Jr.,
fifth term, Bishop Ozro Thurston Jones, Jr., third
term, Bishop James Neaul Haynes, second term,
Bishop Phillip Aquilla Brooks, II, second term.
Bishop Samuel Lee Green, Jr. second term, Bishop
Charles Edward Blake, first term, Bishop Levi
Edward Willis, Sr., first term, and Bishop Roy
Lawrence Hailey Winbush, first term. Among the
general officers, the following people were installed: Bishop German Reed Ross was installed as
General Secretary for a fifth term, while Bishop
Dr. Frank Ellis
The April Call Meeting conducted its usual
business but featured an election to fill the chairmanship vacated by Bishop Levi Willis Bishop
Willis, a newly elected General Board member
served the General Assembly with distinction.
Seeking to fill his shoes were two viable and worthy candidates, Dr. Frank Ellis of Baltimore, Maryland and Dr. Samuel Nesbitt of Jacksonville,
Florida. Both gentlemen offered legitimate credentials to the voting delegation. Both men pastor a
church, have education and a record of long and
distinguished service in the Church.
The assembly received only these two nominations and proceeded to vote. All about Mason Temple were voting stations ready to be used by the
delegates. Before the vote could be taken a brief but
meaningful debate started. The Election Commission promised a smooth and free-flowing process.
Many of the saints remembered the hardship of the
last quadrennial election and did not desire to
repeat that experience. Dr. Charles Jackson and the
Saint Clair Yauncey Burnett was installed as Financial Secretary for a fifth term, and Bishop Theodore
Roosevelt Davis was installed as General Treasurer
for a fourth term.
The following persons were installed to the Board
of Trustees, Elder Cornelius Ellis Anderson,
Mother Victoria Turner Barnes, Elder Marcus Lee
Butler, Elder William Theophilus Cahoon, Mother
St. Carrie Lee Dinwiddle, Elder Dwight Lavon
Green, Elder Thomas Eugene Hammond, Elder
Cornelius J. Jones. Bishop Roger Lee Jones. (Chairman), Deacon Walter Benjamin Jones, Bishop Elton
Allen Lawrence, Mrs. Mildred L Linzy, Bishop
Samuel Leon Lowe, Bishop Elijah Miller, Bishop
Tanner Clarence Perry, Elder Charles Samuel
Tucker, Elder Dwight Eugene Walls, and Bishop
Nathaniel Wyoming Wells.
(continued on page 2)
Ellis Wins Chair
commission convinced the delegates no such
frustration would materialize. All and all the commission's assessment of the situation was correct.
Just about everything went well.
Both candidates made excellent statements to encourage the vote in his own favor. Their were no
significant outward demonstrations, nor the volume
of political literature which usually accompanies
such events. The candidates addressed only issues
and respected one another's principles. With the
speeches and brief debate out of the way, the polls
opened.
It was just after 1:00 a.m. Wed., April 5, 1987
when the results were reported. The newly elected
chairman emerged in the person of Dr, Frank Ellis.
He defeated his worthy and noble opponent, Dr.
Samuel Nesbitt 605 to 474 votes. There were 3
wasted votes bnnging the total votes casted to 1082.
The New Chairman Speaks
The following morning, newly elected chairman,
Frank Ellis, started his tenure with a solid address.
He commented the constitutional function of the
General Assembly is to make laws. He stated all
resolutions should come from the Assembly. He
cautioned that everything the assembly does must
and will express the doctnne of the Church Of God
In Christ. He went on to say that the General
Assembly reviews the budget, meaning it looks
over the budget and all expenditures. Then he asked that all budgets henceforth be submitted the first
day the General Assembly conducts business;
thereby giving his budget review committee an opportunity to study the report.
Another issue he covered was the exclusive right
of the General Assembly to make and approve
financial assessments. He concluded the Assembly
is the final determiner about the budget. He
declared the right of the Assembly to set the assess
ment figures for the women's department. He
pressed for the right to review all work done by
those whom the Assembly created. He reiterated
the equality of the Assembly with the executive
branch, then affirmed that all persons are delegates
with equal station in the General Assembly
The chairman alluded to the time he met Bishop
C. H. Mason and how that event affected his life's
course. In a conversation with the diminutive
founder of this massive Church, the chairman recounted the words of Dad Mason, "Son the Lord's
got his hand on you", said Bishop Mason. This
event was a significant happening, for those words
changed the chairman's life. He further reflected
his initial desire in the General Assembly was to
merely sit. After an assembly he returned home to
teach at Howard University and was approached by
a student who questioned him. The young man had
little to express that was favorable, as he likewise
observed that same General Assembly session. The
chairman made a vow to get involved on a larger
scale. Since that time his commitment has been to
God and the organization as they relate to effective
government.
Finally, the chairman called for the establishment
of a judiciary board. He touched on this constitutionally necessary branch of government and labeled it a priority. For anyone who desires to function
on any boards, committees, any functionaries of the
General Assembly, the chairman welcomes all interested persons. Any communications pertinent to
the Assembly's process should be sent to his newly appointed administrative assistant, Elder Joel
Lyles- Send all requests to:
Elder Joel Lyles
c/o Carter Memorial COGIC
745 W Faxette Street
Baltimore. MD 21201